SOLUBILITY PROPERTIES OF NEURONAL TUBULIN - EVIDENCE FOR LABILE AND STABLE MICROTUBULES
SOLUBILITY PROPERTIES OF NEURONAL TUBULIN - EVIDENCE FOR LABILE AND STABLE MICROTUBULES
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(84)90974-0
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
KURDYLA, JT
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作者:
BLACK, MM;COCHRAN, JM;KURDYLA, JT
The solubility properties of tubulin and microtubules in pure cultures of rat sympathetic neurons were examined by EM and biochemical techniques. For morphological analyses, neurons were extracted with Triton X-100 in the presence or absence of 1 mM CaCl2, and the resulting detergent-extracted residues were examined for microtubules. In parallel experiments, the solubility of tubulin was determined under various solution conditions. Detergent-extracted residues of neurons prepared without Ca2+ contained many microtubules. Neurite residues prepared in the presence of Ca2+ also contained microtubules, but at substantially lower numbers than in residues prepared without Ca2+. The biochemical data parallel the morphological observations. Following detergent-extraction under microtubule stabilizing conditions, 30% of the tubulin was detergent-soluble (i.e., unpolymerized), while 70% was detergent-insoluble (i.e., polymerized). A more detailed examination of the solubility properties of tubulin indicated that 62% was detergent-insoluble but soluble in buffers containing mM CaCl2, while 5-8% was detergent and Ca2+-insoluble. Non-specific adsorption of tubulin onto detergent-insoluble components of the cultures, assembly of tubulin onto pre-existing microtubules, and incomplete extraction of tubulin from cells contributed minimally to the levels of Ca2+- soluble and insoluble tubulin obtained with the extraction conditions used. The majority of neuronal tubulin is assembled into microtubules which diassemble upon treatment with Ca2+. A portion of the neuronal tubulin is assembled into microtubules which show the unusal property of Ca2+-stability.